dissociate

Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

dis·so·ci·ate [dissociate dissociates dissociated dissociating] BrE [dɪˈsəʊʃieɪt] NAmE [dɪˈsoʊʃieɪt] BrE [dɪˈsəʊsieɪt] NAmE [dɪˈsoʊsieɪt] verb
1. (also dis·as·so·ci·ate)~ yourself/sb from sb/sth to say or do sth to show that you are not connected with or do not support sb/sth; to make it clear that sth is not connected with a particular plan, action, etc
•He tried to dissociate himself from the party's more extreme views.
•They were determined to dissociate the UN from any agreement to impose sanctions.
2. ~ sb/sth (from sth) (formal)to think of two people or things as separate and not connected with each other
•She tried to dissociate the two events in her mind.
Opp: ↑associate
Derived Word: ↑dissociation
See also: ↑disassociate
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Word Origin:
mid 16th cent.: from Latin dissociat- ‘separated’, from the verb dissociare, from dis- (expressing reversal) + sociare ‘join together’ (from socius ‘companion’).

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  decouple, disassociate, divorce, disunite, disjoint
• Từ trái nghĩa / Antonyms:
  associate, tie in, relate, link, colligate, link up, connect